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Year Name Degree Advisor Thesis Title
2008 Adeyemo, Adesola MS L. Duram Assessing Environmental Protection and Management Systems in West Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria
2008 Buchman, Monique MS C. Lant Land Use Modeling Using Higher Order Markov Chains
2008 Flaherty, Daniel K. MS L. Duram Assessing Barriers to the Implementation of GIS Technology in Precision Agriculture
2008 Guajardo, Olga MS T. Oyana A Critical Assessment of Geographic Clusters of Breast and Lung Cancer Incidences Among Residents Living Near the Tittabawassee River, Michigan
2008 Horrie, Mitchell G. MS L. Duram Stakeholder Collaboration in Suburban Prairie Restoration: Three Case Studies from Cook County, Illinois
2008 Malik, Yousif MS Research Paper B. Dziegielewski Effectiveness of Urban & Rural Water Infrastructure Systems in Watershed
2008 Millar, Jack W. MS T. Oyana Beer Fronts and Crime Waves: An Analysis of Weather, Alcohol and Violent Crimes
2008 Nichols, Marcus C. MS Research Paper L. Duram Land Use and Ownership Change Affecting Deer Hunting in Southern Illinois
2008 Paiboonvorachat, Chamaporn MS T. Oyana Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques to Assess Land Use/Land Cover Changes in the Nan Watershed, Thailand
2008 Spaulding, Janel MS B. Dziegielewski Fishermen's Evaluation of the Management of Fisheries in the Puget Sound, Washington
2007 Bohn, Christiane MS C. Lant Welcoming the Wind: The Political Process for Geographic Siting of Wind Turbine Farms in the U.S.
2007 Fritsche, Jessica MS B. Dziegielewski Living on a Mississippi Floodplain:  Rural Occupants' Perspective
2007 Murdock-Lewis, Andrea MS Research Paper C. Lant Conservation Reserve and Enhancement Program: Lessons Learned on the Illinois River with Application to the Kaskaskia River Watershed
2007 Scott, Kara E. MS T. Oyana Evaluating an Improved Algorithm for Segregating Large Geospatial Data
2007 Weiand, Michael MS Research Paper T. Oyana An Evaluation of Interoperability Challenges in Location-Based Technologies & Related Web Services with Implications for GIScience
2006 Brookman, Andrew MS L. Duram The Investigation of Three Midwestern National Forests for Possible Habitat and Current Management Strategies of Mountain Lion
2006 Bhatt, Lalit MS T. Oyana Investigating the Appropriateness of Gastner-Newman’s Cartogram Versus Conventional Maps in Visual Representation and Modelling of Health Data
2006 Blazevic, Antonio MS W. Sun Using Location-Allocation to optimize the Location of Fire Tanker Airbases in California
2006 Clark Gaffney, Jessica MS T. Oyana Tracking Lyme Disease: A Hybrid Approach to Assess Potential Locations of Risk in Jackson County
2006 McDonald, Patrick MS T. Oyana Habitat Affiliations of Sympatric Carnivores in Southern Illinois
2006 Nelson, Matthew S. MS L. Duram An Evaluation of Post-Flood Land Acquisition Programs in South Texas
2006 Ruhl, John Benjamin PhD C. Lant The Law and Policy of Ecosystem Services
2006 Singh, Payal MS T. Oyana Accounting for Spatial Variations using Spatial Autocorrelation and Fuzzy Classifiers Algorithm
2006 Sirikulchayanon, Poothip MS W. Sun Assessing the Impacts of the 2004 Tsunami on Mangroves Using GIS & Remote Sensing Techniques:  A Case Study of Phang Nga Thailand
2006 Weekley, Sharon MS Research Paper B. Dziegielewski Commodity Flows and Navigation Improvements on the Ohio River Inland Waterway System
2005 Acord, Andrew MS L. Duram The Geography of the Illinois Viticulture Industry: A Survey of Information and Education
2005 Bloom, Shauna MS L. Duram State Support of Certified Organic Agriculture in Twelve Midwestern States
2005 Eidem, Nathan MS B. Hooper Directors' Perceptions of Public Participation in Groundwater Management of the Tri-Basin Natural Resources District
2005 Huang, Yong PhD B. Dziegielewski A Comparative Study of Downstream Flows and Ecologic Impacts of Hydropower Dams
2005 Pande, Archana MS C. Lant Habitat Modeling to Assess the Risk of Invasion by Celastrus Orbiculatus on Public Lands in Southern Illinois
2005 Roark, Douglas MS J. Underwood Heavy Snowfalls in the Southern Illinois Region: An Analysis of Causal Parameters
2004 Bik, Thomas PhD B. Dziegielewski Analysis of Costs, Affordability, Reliability and Regulatory Compliance in Small Community Water Systems in the Midwestern U.S.
2004 Byrne, Paul MS C. Lant Patterns and Processes of Channel Incision in the Big Muddy River
2004 Coulibaly, Mamadou PhD B. Dziegielewski Identification of Urban Flash Flood Areas: GIS Assessment vs. Perception by Residents
2004 Kiefer, Jack PhD B. Dziegielewski Evaluation of Water Ratemaking Practices in Rate Structure Complexity in Illinois Community Water Systems
2004 Kolappal, Anaz MS W. Sun Conceptual Improvements on the Isarithm and Prism Methods to Estimate Fractal Dimension of Surfaces from Remote Sensing Images
2004 Kordecki, Kristen MS W. Sun Occurrence of Celastrus Orbiculatus in Forest Ecosystems of Southern Illinois
2004 Schultz, Michael MS J. Underwood Using Cloud to Ground Lightning as an Indicator of Debris Flow and Flash Flood Producing Storms in a Post Wildfire Environment
2004 Yang, Xiaoying PhD B. Dziegielewski Analysis of Thermoelectric Water Use in the United States
2003 Baron, Michael C. MS L. Duram A Study of Undergraduate Students' Enviromental Attitudes: The New Ecological Paradigm Scale
2003 Miehle, Christopher MS L. Duram Perceptions of Global Climate Change Among University Student Groups
2003 Misgna, Girmay MS C. Lant Spatial Decision Support System for Watershed Non Point Source Pollution
2003 Paluzzi, Michael MS R. Sengupta Testing a Heuristic Location-Allocation Model for Siting an Emergency Management Facility
2003 Yates, Emily D. MS D. Levia Recruitment of Three Non-native Invasive Plants into Fragmented Forests of Southern Illinois
2002 Broadnax, Tamara K. MS B. Dziegielewski Adoption of Water Conservation Programs by Small Community Water Systems
2002 Chen, Yan MS R. Sengupta Building of a Spatio-Temporal Data Model
2002 Christiansen, William MS L. Duram Identifying Barriers to Organic Agriculture in the Corn Belt: A Study of Conventional Farmers in Livingston County, Illinois
2002 Karimushan, Syeda Fareeza MS R. Sengupta Spatial Variability of North Atlantic Basin Hurricanes in Relation to El Nino Southern Oscillation
2002 Lazdinis, Marius PhD J. Phelps
A. Carver
Facilitating Sustainable Forest Development: Comparative Analysis of Post-Soviet Forest Politics in the Baltic States
2002 Radhakrishnan, Prem MS R. Sengupta A Spatial Decision Support System for Evaluation of Agricultural Acreage in Well Head Protection Areas
2002 Williams, Carol L. PhD D. Sharpe Distribution of Migratory Land Birds Among Forest Patches in Southern Illinois During Spring Stopover
2001 Heine, Reuben MS C. Lant Two New Automated Methods for Stream Channel Extraction Using Multivariate Channel Source Approximation
2001 Larson, Bradley D. MS R. Sengupta A Spatial Decision Support System Capable of Applying Species-Specific Viability Parameters to National Gap Analysis Program Datasets
2001 Luo, Cheng MS R. Sengupta Building of an Efficient Temporal Geographic Information System Data Model
2001 McGowan, Vincent MS C. Lant Analysis of Factors Impacting the Reclamation of Abandoned Mine Lands
2001 Ray, Christina MS L. Duram Land Use Change in the Cypress Quadrangle, Illinois: 1807, 1938, and 1993
2001 Treasure, Allison MS B. Dziegielewski Analysis of Urban Consumer Water-Use Behavior Under Rationing Conditions in Kingston
2000 Bradshaw, Katherine R. MS L. Duram Factors Impacting the Effectiveness of Agricultural Zoning in Illinois Counties
2000 Dong, Zhiyuan MS B. Dziegielewski A Statistical Analysis of Factors Impacting Grain Production in P.R. China
2000 Gantt, Stephen D. MS L. Duram Perceptions of Wilderness Management Attributes: A Study of Wilderness Users
2000 Loftus, Timothy PhD C. Lant Predicting Land Use: The CRP and Environmental Resources in a Southern Illinois Watershed
2000 Sengupta, Raja PhD D. Sharpe A Distributed Intelligent Geographical Modeling Environment for Spatial Decision Support
2000 Shockey, Rhett N. MS Research Paper C. Lant The Potential of Pigouvian Taxes and Tradable Pollution Permits to Control Water Pollution from Agricultural Activities
2000 Weihn, John MS Research Paper D. Arey Community Preparedness for Railroad Hazardous Materials Emergencies
2000 Weiss, Alfred W. MS B. Dziegielewski Operation and Maintenance of On-Site Wastewater Systems: An Assessment of Homeowner Knowledge and Behavior Within the Lake Kinkaid Watershed Region
1999 Czerwinski, Stefan P. MS B. Dziegielewski Spatial Interpolation Error Assessment: A Study of Information Quality and Quantity Within Re-Interpolated Digital Elevation Models
1999 Easterling, Ross Eugene MS D. Arey Houseboat Sewage Dumping: An Inquiry into Perceptions and Attitudes
1999 Gibson, Philip MS Research Paper D. Sharpe The Use of Medical Geography in Researching Emerging Infectious Diseases:  Review of the Literature
1999 Krakowski, Christopher J. MS Research
Paper
D. Sharpe Geographic Information System Designs and Environmental Assessments
1999 Larson, Kelli L. MS L. Duram Alternatively Farmer Information Needs and Publicly-Funded Sustainable Agricultural Research
1999 White, Gretchen MS C. Lant The Use of Functional Value Assessment Models in Wetland Mitigation
1998 Gerberich, Victoria L. MS Research
Paper
L. Duram An Evaluation of Sustainable American Indian Tourism
1998 Hutzel, Janet MS C. Lant Nitrogen Application and Reduction Within the Lake Decatur Watershed
1998 Kalter, Christopher MS L. Duram Factors affecting the Adoption of Recycling at SIUC
1998 Neff, Robert John MS B. Dziegielewski Impacts of a National Gasoline Tax Increase on Personal Transportation in the United States and Implications for Greenhouse Gas Abatement Policy
1998 Zhang, Hongyan MS D. Sharpe A Public Participation GIS for Habitat Management for Non Game Birds
1997 Brown, Phillip H. MS C. Lant An Assessment of Wetland Mitigation Banking as a Policy Instrument
1997 Deckard, Donald L. PhD D. Sharpe
D. McCurdy
Evolving Markets for Eastern Hardwoods: An Analysis of the Domestic Crosstie Market
1997 Eberhardt, Joseph Sean MS D. Sharpe Models for Maximizing Social Welfare in Small Forested Watersheds
1997 French, Christopher MS B. Dziegielewski The 1995 Northeastern Drought: Effectiveness of State and Local Response Measures
1997 Gobert, Katharin L. MS L. Duram An Assessment of the Perceived Effectiveness of Participatory, Watershed Planning
1997 Lively, James A. MS B. Dziegielewski Comparison of the Costs and Benefits of Relocation: A Case Study of Three Communities
1997 Ott, Jordan F. MS B. Dziegielewski Aggregate Level Modeling of Daily Outdoor Water Use
1997 Peterson, Tricia J. MS Research
Paper
L. Duram Water Quality Intervention Projects: Using Community Organizing to Reduce Childhood Illness
1997 Vitale, Andrew J. MS D. Bennett The Cumulative Effect of Land Use Change on Sediment Yield in Cypress Creek, Illinois
1996 Frantz, Jeffery B. MS C. Lant Environmental Impact Assessment in Highway Planning: The Effect of State Laws and Policies
1996 Gillman, Keith PhD C. Lant The Political Ecology of Conservation Policy in Cornbelt Agriculture
1996 Hitz, Todd J. MS B. Dziegielewski A Study of Peaking Factors in Urban Water Use
1996 McMaster, Steven MS B. Dziegielewski The Influence of Flood Protection Structures on the Level of Development in Midwestern Floodplains
1996 Parades, Alan PhD B. Dziegielewski Meta. Analysis of Residential Water Demand Elasticities with Respect to Selected Explanatory Variables
1996 Ruiz, Mauro Silva PhD   SMCRA’s Underground Mining Regulations: Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Planned Subsidence in Illinois
1996 Sen, Indrani MS B. Dziegielewski A Study of Spatial Pattern of Violent Crimes around St. Louis
1995 Willett, Jeffrey S. MS   Perception, Decision, Response: Lessons Learned in the Flood of 1993
1994 Clark, Gary P. MS B. Dziegielewski Adoption of Measures to Remediate Siltation of Public Water Supply Reservoirs in Illinois
1994 Varsa, Stephen R. MS B. Dziegielewski Potential for Groundwater Contamination from Yard Waste Composting Operations in Illinois
1993 Akama, John Sorana PhD C. Lant A Political-Ecological Analysis of Wildlife Conservation in Kenya
1993 Alto, Stephanie MS B. Dziegielewski An Assessment of the Viability and Perceived Effectiveness of Public Information and Education Programs in Flood Protection
1993 Corbin, Jane MS C. Lant Urban and Rural Interests in Rural Non-Agricultural Land-Use: A Case Study of the 1990 Missouri Natural Streams Act Referendum
1993 Griesemer, Donald MS Research Paper B. Dziegielewski A Study on Household Hazardous Waste and Available Management Options
1993 Massey, Patrick J. MS C. Lant Illinois Households’ Attitudes Towards Wetlands
1993 Mendoza, Jorge Salas-Plata MS Research
Paper
B. Dziegielewski Diagnosis of Irrigation Systems for Rehabilitation and Modernization Programs
1993 Padin Bibiloni, Carlos M. PhD D. Baumann Water Price Responsiveness in Selected Commercial Establishments
1993 Pettit, Edward M. MS B. Dziegielewski A Characterization and Analysis of Water Use at United States Air Force Installations
1993 Reuter, Thomas J. MS B. Dziegielewski Perceptions, Beliefs, and Practices of Personnel Handling Chemical Waste at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1993 Yang, Zhou PhD D. Sharpe Analysis of Alternative Designs for Buffer Zones Around Conservation Areas with a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS)
1992 Adkins, Jeffery E. MS D. Arey An Assessment of the Accuracy of the CTL/CSTM in Estimating Coal Traffic Levels on the Ohio River
1992 Curry, Marc Patrick MS Research
Paper
D. Arey A Study of Socioeconomic Variables Related to Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program
1992 Newton, Larry MS B. Dziegielewski An Impact Assessment of Prohibiting Landscape Debris in Sanitary Landfills of Illinois
1992 Perdue, Bryan L. MS B. Dziegielewski The Perceived Effects of an Earthquake Prediction in the New Madrid Fault Zone Region
1992 Yang, Wen-Tsann PhD S. Lieber Visitor Preferences - Their Relations to Recreation Opportunity Settings: A Test of Two Major Assumptions Underlying the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Planning System
1991 DalMonte, Julio A. MS B. Dziegielewski Midwestern Water Utility Managers Response to Drought
1991 Davie, D. Kevin MS C. Lant Assessment of the Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program on Suspended Sediment Load in Two Southern Illinois Streams
1991 Ferrill-Dillard, Renee PhD B. Dziegielewski The Effect of Legal and Administrative Factors on Short-Term Urban Drought Management
1991 Sherrill, John MS B. Dziegielewski An Examination of Factors Affecting Local Sanitary Landfill Siting Decisions
 
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